standish
noun
a stand for ink, pens, and other writing materials.
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standish
1 American
[stan-dish]
/ ˈstæn dɪʃ /
noun
Archaic.
Standish
2
American
[stan-dish]
/ ˈstæn dɪʃ /
noun
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Burt L., pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
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Myles or Miles c1584–1656, American settler, born in England: military leader in Plymouth Colony.
Standish
1
British
/ ˈstændɪʃ /
noun
standish
2
British
/ ˈstændɪʃ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of standish
1425–75; late Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps stand + dish
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After she had been reading, perhaps an hour, she dipped a pen into the standish on her escritoir, and began to write slowly, as if weighing every word as it dropped from her pen.
From Mabel's Mistake by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by William Ernst Browning
My silver standish was placed upon it; a quire of gilt paper was before me.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children by Mary Lamb
On that occasion, 30th November, 1732, Lord Orrery presented him with a paper book, finely bound, and Dr Delany with a silver standish, accompanied with the following verses;—
From Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell by Anonymous
The King laid the document on the table, where the standish was already, and with much show of courtesy, offered a pen to his prisoner.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt
Mary Watson, 78, of Standish, says: “I could still change my mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The firm’s sole female partner, Close’s Dina Standish, blesses their exit, encouraging them to take Nash-Betts’ lead investigator, Emerald Greene, with them.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Daniel Rogerson from Standish, in Wigan spent a day at Avanti West Coast's training centre to test drive his favourite Pendolino-type trains.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
But the strategies behind running a successful bricks-and-mortar store are shifting, Standish said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
Captain Standish proved to be a true prophet.
From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Marion Ames Taggart
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